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- Wed Feb 24, 2021 10:18 am
- Forum: Grading Debate
- Topic: Master List
- Replies: 13
- Views: 795
- Wed Feb 24, 2021 7:37 am
- Forum: Grading Debate
- Topic: Master List
- Replies: 13
- Views: 795
Re: Master List
The masterlist in its old form is no longer available. While I don't know exactly what you are using it for, there are a number of ways of extracting data here: https://www.ecfrating.org.uk/v2/help/help_api.php
- Fri Jan 29, 2021 6:31 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Media comments on chess
- Replies: 4215
- Views: 458323
Re: Media comments on chess
The paper does show the improvement either by calendar year or year of birth is more relevant than the ageing effect. I was getting hopeful, in that it appeared in one graph that there was a reversal to improvement above 65. Unfortunately this appears to apply to those born prior to 1924 and also ma...
- Thu Dec 03, 2020 2:26 pm
- Forum: Grading Debate
- Topic: Could everyone lose their grade
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3674
Re: Could everyone lose their grade
There is a problem with last night's update, which failed. The new categories should be included when this is fixed.
Brian Valentine
Manager of ECF Rating
Brian Valentine
Manager of ECF Rating
- Mon Nov 02, 2020 7:59 am
- Forum: ECF Matters
- Topic: Local Online Leagues
- Replies: 33
- Views: 3438
Re: Local Online Leagues
Under the 40 point rule each opponent would score 110 for their win, they are not pulled down.
- Fri Oct 16, 2020 2:56 pm
- Forum: International News
- Topic: Interview with FIDE President
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1125
Re: Interview with FIDE President
That is a good point. There are many leagues which have some sort of board order rule based on grading. I would imagine they would say that the August rating counts for all matches up to Christmas or even the entire season. Otherwise you could imagine the monthly list being published 5 minutes befo...
- Thu Oct 01, 2020 11:51 am
- Forum: ECF Matters
- Topic: New ECF Rating Database
- Replies: 36
- Views: 2426
Re: New ECF Rating Database
The ECF rating database has been updated with ratings labelled Oct 1, but it is unclear if these are newly calculated as mine has stayed at 1998 since Aug 1 Your ECF rating will not have changed unless either: 1. You have played rated OTB chess under ECF auspices since August 1; or: 2. You applied ...
- Sat Sep 12, 2020 9:49 am
- Forum: Grading Debate
- Topic: The new Monthly grades are out
- Replies: 36
- Views: 2859
Re: The new Monthly grades are out
The conversion was a tricky decision. We decided that status quo (7.5*grade+700=Elo) was the least unpalatable. I did a short investigation following a post on this forum from Roger Lancaster. It was available on the ECF website till we went live. I don't see why it cannot be added here so I've atta...
- Sat Aug 29, 2020 7:52 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: (Chess) Life Returning To Normal
- Replies: 1724
- Views: 98946
Re: (Chess) Life Returning To Normal
We had to fix that glitch. Matt Carr's heroics in getting Blackpool graded have now been rewarded by inclusion on the website.
- Mon Aug 03, 2020 9:01 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Chess once we restart over the board
- Replies: 200
- Views: 19172
Re: Chess once we restart over the board
But Michael we've been forewarned because of the request to alter the k-factor for those with short arms.Michael Farthing wrote: ↑Sun Aug 02, 2020 9:54 pmHopefully these regulations are buried so deep that Matthew Carr and Brian Valentine will be unable to find them, or at least not feel like searching for them.
- Sun Jul 26, 2020 2:06 pm
- Forum: Grading Debate
- Topic: July 2020 grades
- Replies: 73
- Views: 30645
Re: July 2020 grades
The current database will be turned off and the vast majority of the data will be transferred to the new system. For obvious reasons the new system will not be built to calculate Clarke grades. Hence the need to get the data right before the August update.
- Sun Jul 26, 2020 8:45 am
- Forum: Grading Debate
- Topic: Master Points System
- Replies: 3
- Views: 610
Re: Master Points System
Adrian Elwin and I have agreed that we will look at an appropriate set of comparable standards when the new rating system is up and running.
Brian Valentine
Manager of ECF rating
Brian Valentine
Manager of ECF rating
- Sat Jul 25, 2020 1:48 pm
- Forum: Grading Debate
- Topic: Could everyone lose their grade
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3674
Re: Could everyone lose their grade
Paul, If a grader thinks something is wrong with the list, then as you are one, I encourage you to email Matt or myself and we can work on it.Paul Dupré wrote: ↑Sat Jul 25, 2020 12:44 pmShall I give you the gender of all the players I know where you currently have nothing?
- Sat Jul 25, 2020 9:23 am
- Forum: Grading Debate
- Topic: Could everyone lose their grade
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3674
Re: Could everyone lose their grade
I have no idea why particular players lost their rating, but numbers have held up quite well. The number of A-F Category players have fallen from 10,824 to 10,231; from January to July In 2019 the drop was about 80.
Brian Valentine
Manager of ECF rating
Brian Valentine
Manager of ECF rating
- Sat Jul 25, 2020 9:16 am
- Forum: Grading Debate
- Topic: July 2020 grades
- Replies: 73
- Views: 30645
Re: July 2020 grades
There are always a few issues with the July list, that's why the August list is given greater weight. Corrections can be made. It is particularly important this year since normally we get a dribble of corrections right through to December(usually things like players with duplicate codes). However we...